1(Shir HaMa'alot) 1Hashem, remember Dovid, and all his afflictions;

2How he swore unto Hashem,
and vowed unto Avir Ya'akov (the Mighty One of Ya'akov);

3Surely I will not come into the ohel of my bais,
nor go up into my bed;

4I will not give sleep to mine eyes,
nor tenumah (slumber) to mine eyelids,

5Until I find a makom (place) for Hashem,
even mishkanot for the Avir Ya'akov.

6Hinei, we heard of it at Ephratah;
we found it in the sedei Ya'ar (fields of Ya'ar).

7We will go into His mishkanot;
we will worship at the hadom (footstool) of His raglayim.

8Arise, Hashem, into Thy menuchah (resting place);
Thou, and the Aron of Thy oz (might).

9Let Thy Kohanim be clothed with tzedek;
and let Thy chasidim sing for joy.

10For the sake of Dovid Thy Eved,
do not turn away the face of Thine Moshiach. ¹⁶⁵

11Hashem hath sworn in emes unto Dovid;
He will not turn from His oath:
Of the p'ri (fruit) of thy beten (body)
will I set upon thy kisse (throne).

12If thy Banim are shomer over My Brit
and My Edot that I shall teach them,
their Banim shall also sit upon thy kisse adei-ad (forevermore).

13For Hashem hath chosen Tziyon;
He hath desired her for His moshav.

14This is My menuchah (resting place) adei-ad (forever);
here will I dwell; for I have desired her.

15I will place a bountiful brocha on her provision;
I will satisfy her poor with lechem.

16I will also clothe her Kohanim with Yesha (salvation);
and her chasidim shall sing aloud for joy.

17There atzmi'ach (I will make sprout) ¹⁶⁶the Keren of Dovid;
I have ordained a ner (lamp) for My Moshiach.

18His oyevim will I clothe with boshet (shame);
but upon him ¹⁶⁷shall his nezer (crown) be resplendent.